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Vote-buying is considered endemic in Indonesian politics, particularly since direct local elections were introduced in 2004. However the government and many election experts have stated that direct elections are still relevant, as a “lesser evil” compared to indirect elections, by guaranteeing people’s votes and encouraging public participation.
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), which backs candidate pair Agus Rudianto-Dance Ishkak Palit, said it had dispatched a task force comprising 2,500 members to fight against vote-buying practices in the mayoral election in Salatiga, Central Java.
The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has vowed to intensify efforts to prevent vote buying, known locally as "money politics", in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election through coordination with the National Police and the Attorney General's Office (AGO).
